Fast Food! Gulp! Gulp!

by Bernard Waber

Touring through Fast Food Town, you’ll meet Colonel Mane, Jiffy Jack, and all of the kitchen crew responsible for getting food out and eaten fast. A smorgasbord of tempting and timely treats swirls across the pages as the folks of Fast Food Town munch, crunch, chew, and chomp their way through breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Who will be king of the food court, dishing out the fastest food ever? The author and illustrator Bernard Waber hilariously poses the question, What’s the rush?

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Food, Animals

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Bernard Waber was the youngest in a creative family. At age 8, he ushered in a movie theater after school, so he often saw only the last ten minutes of a movie. He made a game of inventing beginnings and middles. When he returned from a tour of duty in World War II, he entered the Philadelphia College of Art. With a diploma and a new wife, he traveled to New York City, where he began working for the Condé Nast magazines as an illustrator. Reading books to his three children inspired him to apply his pen and ink and watercolor style to his own picture books. His first book, Lorenzo, was built in 1961. Today, his characters are some of the most beloved in the library. He and his wife, Ethel, live on Long Island.

Reviews

[Kelly · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fast Food Town has people who eat fast food. Essentially, that's the book.

The rhyming cadence was random and I didn't quite get the point of the story...if there was one.

[Sandy · Rating 2 out of 5]

While I like the message of the book, my child couldn't get into the pacing of the story.

[Kate Hastings · Rating 4 out of 5]

--grades K-2
--Is faster food better? In this book cooks frantically turn out pancakes, sandwiches and shakes. Why to people want to eat fast?
--Children can pause to think about what kinds of foods are served fast. Why might they be bigger in size (when you eat fast your body doesn’t know when it’s full).
--What are the benefits to slowing down when you eat?

[Gail Barge]

This is a cute book with a fast-pace that kids will enjoy. Silly sounds are all throughout, which kids will enjoy imitating and hearing. A sort of dig at the fast-food lifestyle of the times, this book encourages a slow down in the way we eat food. This book would be good for discussing nutrition with kids.

[Fjóla · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm guessing the point of the book is to make a statement about fast food versus healthy food. The focus is all on the fast food however, until the punch line on the last page spread, so I'm not sure how much of the message comes across. It's a very fun book nevertheless. Fun and fast! Whatever the intent was ...

[Jackie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fast Food! Gulp! Gulp! is a story told in rhyme about the foods we can have fast. People are bustling here and there trying to find food they can eat on the run.


Used for "Snacks:Pop Goes the Corn" Storytime-April, 2010.

[Pandora · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is another fun one. It is challenge though to speed read the fast food parts but, it always get a laugh. It's fun to do as well.

[Dolly · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a child's version of "Fast Food Nation" and perhaps a commentary on the benefits of the Slow Food movement, but the story just isn't very interesting and doesn't flow well.

[The Book Box]

I checked this out from the library with my own library card! Daddy read it aloud to me while Mama was feeding me.

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Liked the turn from the fast-paced fast food world to the peaceful health food place.

[Holly · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was ready for this one to be over. I see some appeal, but it doesn't work for me.